Tuleta

Ghost town · Bee County, Texas

Pettus quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tuleta is a ghost town in Bee County, Texas, recorded as census-designated place in Bee County, Texas, United States. It is the only former community in Bee County recorded on the federal names register, out of 445 across Texas.

At its height the population reached about 288.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tuleta as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 28.5708° N, 97.7972° W.

Key facts

Peak population	288
Last recorded population	231
Nearest living town	Normanna, TX
Distance to it	3.1 miles
Coordinates	28.57083, -97.79722

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What's there now

Tuleta is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Normanna, TX (population 17), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

The Works Progress Administration constructed the former Tuleta Grade School building between 1938 and 1940 in Tuleta, Texas, United States. · Larry D. Moore / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Nearby places

Helena
ghost town · Karnes County · 26.5 mi
Simmons
ghost town · Live Oak County · 31.5 mi
Dewees
ghost town · Wilson County · 38.5 mi
Leal
ghost town · Atascosa County · 41.6 mi
Black Point
ghost town · Refugio County · 46.8 mi
Pandora
ghost town · Wilson County · 47.1 mi

Sources and licences

Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.